Oct 5, 2009 - 2:34 PM
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Ok, I am pretty much cool with everyone in my engine overhaul class. It is pretty obvious I love my car, as my normal day to day attire has anything related to Toyota on it, from shirts, jackets, hats, to keychains. Today, the first semester guys (which I am in) was in class all day, when we came out on break, I find one of my friends leaning against my car, and the other with is drink on my hood, along with his bag of burritos on it. I was like "WTF?! Get that $#!T off my car foo" and he took it off and was saying sorry. Then I got in my car and went to grab a bite to eat. When I get back, I am near the front entrance of our shop with my car back where I had it, parked out in front of the shop door to bring my car in. Then another guy was leaning on my car and when he did, it made my alarm chirp. For some reason, he looked back and decided to kick my tire to set off my alarm. I am already pissed off at this point, with energy drinks in my system to help aide my anger and frustration/irritation, and upset because the teacher was lecturing us all day when I wanted to get things done. I turn off my alarm, walk over there and the majority of first semester and second semester standing around watching me walk up. I told them "Look, I am not a confrontational guy, but I swear to God, the next one of ANYONE messing (used another word, but whatever) with my car will catch the quickest @$$ beating". Then one guy said "I like to fight" and I walked up to him and said "I'm serious".
After that, everyone except those who were not leaning on my car (and my friends who were that kept apologizing) were the only people who talked to me. Now that I have calmed down a bit, I ask myself, Am I out of line? Or did I have full right to get all mad for people leaning on my car, touching it (after I keep it clean when I come to school and don't want fingerprints on it and stuff), etc..? -------------------- 91 MR2 Turbo SW20, 92 MR2 Turbo SW20, 95 Celica GT ST204
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Oct 5, 2009 - 9:57 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 12, '07 From Lancaster, Pa Currently Offline Reputation: 35 (100%) |
i think that "throwing around threats " like erik said is kind of a bad idea... you'll only get yourself in trouble. however your peers should be respectful of your car, especially because you are all car guys in a shop class, you all love your vehicle. you may have been out of line, but it is understandable... but not right! there are too many idiots and uncaring people in the world don't become one of them faust.
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Oct 6, 2009 - 1:03 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 20, '07 From Bakersfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
i think that "throwing around threats " like erik said is kind of a bad idea... you'll only get yourself in trouble. however your peers should be respectful of your car, especially because you are all car guys in a shop class, you all love your vehicle. you may have been out of line, but it is understandable... but not right! there are too many idiots and uncaring people in the world don't become one of them faust. True, but I had to give a warning, because I am on school property with a camera on me and I this is the class I had to repeat and can only do so 1 time, so hopefully the threat gave the message. I couldn't just walk up and hit him or them, because of that. Plus they are cool guys, just that I was already pissed off at other things, on energy drinks and wanted to make sure they knew what would happen if it happened again. No damages were done to my car, so I figured a warning was fair enough for that. I said I was not a confrontational guy to let them know I wasn't trying to be a bad ass, but literally would fight the whole class if I had to over my car. -------------------- 91 MR2 Turbo SW20, 92 MR2 Turbo SW20, 95 Celica GT ST204
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Random_Stranger Am I in the wrong? Oct 5, 2009 - 2:34 PM
SwissFerdi Nope. A car should be respected, and I would'v... Oct 5, 2009 - 2:35 PM
johnnehh QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 5, 2009 - 2... Oct 5, 2009 - 2:46 PM
Random_Stranger Well I asked my mom (the most passive person on th... Oct 5, 2009 - 3:07 PM
Nial Anyone touching my car gets shouted at the first t... Oct 5, 2009 - 3:15 PM
Random_Stranger QUOTE (Nial @ Oct 5, 2009 - 1:15 PM)... Oct 5, 2009 - 3:32 PM
SwissFerdi Especially when someone cares about their car as m... Oct 5, 2009 - 3:33 PM
95CelicaST I had an acquaintance of mine (a friend of my frie... Oct 5, 2009 - 4:26 PM
yarik83 I have kids skateboarding and playing football nea... Oct 5, 2009 - 7:03 PM
SwissFerdi QUOTE (yarik83 @ Oct 5, 2009 - 8:03 ... Oct 5, 2009 - 7:21 PM
Supersprynt I wouldn't have been throwing around threats. Oct 5, 2009 - 7:23 PM
yarik83 I came to the states in 1998. Oct 5, 2009 - 7:28 PM
SwissFerdi When you were 15, I'm assuming?
I came here i... Oct 5, 2009 - 7:39 PM
yarik83 Yep December 12, 1998. It has been an interesting ... Oct 5, 2009 - 7:58 PM
SwissFerdi I can understand that. You were barely older than ... Oct 5, 2009 - 8:30 PM
stl95celica yeah i yell at everyone who messes up my clean car... Oct 5, 2009 - 9:48 PM
SwissFerdi I park far away as well...usually towards the rear... Oct 5, 2009 - 9:56 PM
yarik83 You are right. It is never good to threaten people... Oct 5, 2009 - 11:30 PM![]() ![]() |
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